Ford, GM, and Chrysler See Rising Car Sales Through October

The automakers have released their monthly car figures and, among the Detroit Three, sales of cars joined crossovers, SUVs, and trucks for the first time in two consecutive months. Chrysler's mid-sized 200 led the car pack followed by Ford's compact Fiesta and midsized Fusion. General Motors, which does not break down sales figures by individual models, says overall car sales for October were lead by double-digit percentage increases in sales of its all-new Chevrolet Cruze.All three automakers saw strong sales increases in the truck segment, with Ford's virtually unchanged Ranger pickup taking the lead followed by the larger Ram. Again, GM does not release an individual breakdown of its models. The world's largest American automaker, oddly, saw a slight dip in crossover sales despite double-digit percentage gains for its Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain crossovers.Ford's Winners:

Ford Fiesta saw the largest growth among Ford vehicles in the month of October illustrating that low price, fuel economy, and being just plain cute (especially the hatchback) sell cars.

Ford Fusion sales continue to be solid, whether competitors Toyota and Honda are under the weather or not.

Ford Escape sales were double-digit strong in October, which should bolster confidence to both the automaker and the public as an all-new crossover model travels from Europe to take the Escape mantle.

October sales were almost double compared to last year for the Ford Ranger. We're still scratching our heads as to why Ford won't bring the infinitely better world version here to the states. Maybe GM's all-new Chevrolet Colorado will finally convince the Blue Oval the error of its ways.

The Lincoln MKZ soldiers on as the only Lincoln model with overall double-digit sales since 2010 for the month of October.